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A MIDSUMMER STUDIO’S REPORT CARD: 20th Century Fox

> With a summer movie season bracketed by the first weekend in May on one end, and Labor Day on the other, we’ve reached the midpoint of 2011’s array of blockbusters, and for the next week, here at SHOWBUZZDAILY, we...

by Mitch Salem

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THE SKED’S PILOT + 1 REVIEW: “Terra Nova”

> A lot can happen between the creation of a TV pilot in the spring and production of episodes for the regular season: a writing/producing team is hired, audience focus groups weigh in, networks and studios (which may hav...

by Mitch Salem

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THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “Rise of the Planet of the Apes”

RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES – Worth A Ticket: Simian Power Although it’s positioned as the last big adventure epic of the summer, for most of its length Rupert Wyatt’s RISE OF THE PLA...

by Mitch Salem

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PATHWAY TO PROFITABILITY — The Studio View

>At ShowBuzzDaily we look at the movie year in three parts: the soft Winter/Spring year-part from January through April, the strong Summer season from May-August, and the slow-starting but soon sizzling Fall/ Holiday season fro...

by Mitch Salem

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THE SKED: “X” Marks The Renewal

> In a week when the ratings news has been pretty bleak for FOX, they’ve whipped up some glad tidings by announcing that X FACTOR is renewed for the 2012-13 television season. It’s the first renewal of the sea...

by Mitch Salem

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THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “The Big Year”

THE BIG YEAR: Watch It At Home – Very Small Pleasures THE BIG YEAR is an amiable, good-natured comedy that’s so insubstantial it seems to fly out of your memory even as you’re watching it. If...

by Mitch Salem

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THE BIJOU REVIEW: “The Big Year”

Our Review / 5 - Terrible

by Mitch Salem

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THE SKED’S BUSTED PILOT THEATRE: “Weekends At Bellevue”

> See A Word About Busted Pilots It was widely rumored in the weeks before the networks announced their new schedules at the Upfronts that WEEKENDS AT BELLEVUE was destined to hit the air on FOX. In fact, even its timeslo...

by Mitch Salem

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THE BIJOU: “We Bought” A Preview

> Fox is adopted a very interesting strategy on its upcoming Cameron Crowe/Matt Damon/Scarlett Johansson drama WE BOUGHT A ZOO. The movie doesn’t open until December 23, but the studio will hold national “snea...

by Mitch Salem

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THE SKED: Terra Nova and Other Short Orders

> The typical episodic order for a new Fall show is 13 episodes, with a network option for 9 more (known as the “back-order”) to bring the full season to 22 episodes. Shows that debut at Midseason typically ge...

by Mitch Salem

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THE SKED’S BUSTED PILOT THEATRE: “Council of Dads”

> See A Word About Busted Pilots Peter Tolan, who with Denis Leary created Rescue Me, knows something about the comedy that emerges when when men try to assert their masculinity in the most idiotic ways. So you can ...

by Mitch Salem

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THE BIJOU REVIEW: “In Time”

Our Review / 5 - Terrible

by Mitch Salem

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The Sked: MONDAY RATINGS October 10 — Odd Night

>As expected, it was an odd night on the broadcast networks. FOX’s Monday line-up was delayed 55 minutes by a very long (11 innings, 4 hours 25 minutes) ALCS Game 2 that started around 4 pm ET. The primetime p...

by Mitch Metcalf

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THE BIJOU REVIEW: “Rise of the Planet of the Apes”

Our Review / 5 - Terrible

by Mitch Salem

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THE SKED: “Grimm” Is Right

> There’s going to be a 7th game of the 2011 World Series, and when it’s over, either Texas or St. Louis will be the winner. The loser, though, will be NBC. GRIMM, the network’s last chance for a new fall hit ...

by Mitch Salem

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A MIDSUMMER STUDIO’S REPORT CARD: 20th Century Fox

THE SKED’S PILOT + 1 REVIEW: “Terra Nova”

THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “Rise of the Planet of the Apes”

PATHWAY TO PROFITABILITY — The Studio View

THE SKED: “X” Marks The Renewal

THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “The Big Year”

THE BIJOU REVIEW: “The Big Year”

THE SKED’S BUSTED PILOT THEATRE: “Weekends At Bellevue”

THE BIJOU: “We Bought” A Preview

THE SKED: Terra Nova and Other Short Orders

THE SKED’S BUSTED PILOT THEATRE: “Council of Dads”

THE BIJOU REVIEW: “In Time”

The Sked: MONDAY RATINGS October 10 — Odd Night

THE BIJOU REVIEW: “Rise of the Planet of the Apes”

THE SKED: “Grimm” Is Right

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